The Global Politics of Human Embryonic Stem Cell Science

1. Introduction: Stem Cell Research and Global Biopolitics
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

2. Globalization, Stem Cell Markets and National Interests
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

3. Embryos, Oocytes, Cell Lines: HESC Science and the Human Tissue Market
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

4. Global Regulation and Local Policy Narratives: Making Sense of Dolly
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

5. From Dolly to Therapies? Stem Cell Regulations in the Making I — The United Kingdom and the United States
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

6. From Dolly to Therapies? Stem Cell Regulations in the Making II — Germany, Italy, Japan and South Korea
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

7. Bioethics and the Global Moral Economy of HESC Science
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

8. HESC Science and the Cultural Politics of the EU’s Framework Programmes
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

9. Contested Governance: Uncertainty and Standardization in Research and Patenting
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

10. Conclusions: Towards the Global Politics of Stem Cell Research
Herbert Gottweis, Brian Salter, Catherine Waldby

Avainsanat: Social Sciences, Medical Sociology, Social Policy, International Relations, Sociology, general, Embryology, Theory of Medicine/Bioethics